We Need Invisible Plumbing

We Need Invisible Plumbing

Too often, we make things far too complicated. We expect people to have deep technical knowledge just to get basic things done in business. What we need is invisible plumbing . . . !

Escaping The Maze – A look at regulation and small business

Escaping The Maze – A look at regulation and small business

When talking to small business owners about the challenges facing them and creating barriers to the growth of their business, one item is always top of the list, the regulatory burden. I’ve worked on a report, published today, which proposes a solution.

3 Key Asks for local elections by Small Businesses

3 Key Asks for local elections by Small Businesses

In my role as chair of FSB’s English Policy Unit, we are calling on election candidates from all major parties to help small businesses and the self-employed get on the right footing for recovery with three key asks.

Politics – Solving Division with Technology

A fascinating video about technology & politics & the use digital tools to help bring consensus rather than division was recently brought to my attention by Rich Bishop. Has anyone else had experience of this? I would love to look at how we can bring this...

Why voting is important

This stat caught my attention from the Monitoring poverty and social exclusion 2013 report produced by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation http://www.jrf.org.uk/publications/monitoring-poverty-and-social-exclusion-2013:“the proportion of pensioners in poverty is at...